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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
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SALISBURY, Nd, Jan. 30.-The mild
weather of the past week has infused new
energy into plans for rebuilding in the
spring. Every one seems to be making
preparation for early work and general
clearing off of lots is going on. The walls
of the Protestant Episcopal Church are
being torn down preparatory TO early re-
building. The town commissioners are
pushing the work of opening and widen
ing streets. Examiners appointed by
them to assess damages and benefits Of
opening and extending streets give notice
of holding meetings this week. It is ex-
peeted that by the fall the whole of Main
street, on both sides, from Division to the
Wicomioo river, will be almost one solid
block of brick buildings.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03


Dan Rice, the ex-clown, was locked up
in Cincinnati on Saturday for drunken
ness.
Mrs. Mary E. Blair, widow of Mont
gomery Blair, was buried in Washington
Sunday.
The Chicago glycerine works, in Chi
cago, were turned Sunday morning.
Loss, $50,G00.
George II. Pendleton, United States
minister TO Germany, arrived in New
York Sunday ny the steamer Saale from
Bremen.
The people of Corinth, Miss, are
elated over the discovery of What appears
to be black and white iron ore IL miles
distant.
The steam mill of the vanceboro
Wooden Ware Company, at Yanceboro,
Me-, was burned on Saturday night. Loss
$4,000.
Fully $500 persons attended the ser
vices commemorative of Gen. John A.
Logan at Grand Army Hall, Williams
burg, N. Y, Sunday evening.
Diphtheria is prevalent in the vicinity
of Madison, Wisconsin. One farmer has
lost five children, and the town of Wau-
nakee has been quarantined.
The agricultural and railway depart
ment of Smyser's Variety Iron Works, at
York, Pa, were burned on Saturday
morning. Loss $50, 600; insured.
The boiler of Joseph Brothers shinRIe
mill, at Lakeview, Mich, exploded on
Saturday morning, killing James o. Will
son and dangerously injuring another man.
Cardinals Gibbons and Taschereau
sailed from New York on Saturday in the
steamer La Bourgogne. They are going
to Rome to receive their red hats from
the Pope.
An immense ice gorge is reported at
Port Griffith, five miles from Wilkesbarre,
and the low lands there are submerged.
At Pittston, the small houses along the
river bank are flooded to the second
stories, and it is feared several will be
swept away.
In Philadelphia the Jury in the suit Of
Charles F. orban, newsboy, against the
Philadelphia Traction Company, on Sat-
urday returned verdict in favor Of the
boy for SIS, 900. He Lost a leg by being
run over by a car in May last, and he
claimed that the conductor pushed him
from the platform.
An unknown man attempted a feloniouf
assault upon girl about 10 years of age,
near the Camden iron works SUNDAY
afternoon. Her screams brought assist
ance and the man fed. He was chased Il
the chemical works Of Moro Phillips, On
oooper's creek, and when his pursuer
arrived, he jumped into the creek and al
tempted to swim to the eastern shore, bu
was drowned before reaching 1t. tn
body was not recovered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
pea,l, ., . !. n.lng NAN.

William Z. Young, awell known young
man, died at the residence of his mother
in-law, No. 420 Jefferson street Friday,
of consumption, after "a lingering illness,
aged SO years. He was iuachinist at the
r., W. 4 B. railroad shops. A wife and
two children survive him. The funeral
will take place from his late residence to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. He was
member of Lincoln Lodge No. 8, X. of
p, dupont Lodge, A. f. A. M, of Rising
Sun, Brandywine Lodge, o. o. F. /,
Manitou Tribe, No. Is, Imp'd. o. R M,
Crusaders Castle, No. 8, K.G. Z.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
Accidents and Incident Is.

An italian at work on scaffold at the
new b. u p. depot, few days ago, fell
and severely injured himself by the fall.
ing of the scaffold. He hurt his back and
was removed to the slmshouse. Another
gang of Italians is considerably exercised
over number of cave.ins. They are en-
gagged in digging a we'll in the made
ground, adjacent to the station, and the
ground persists in caying in on them at
unguarded moments. The men have be-
come alarmed, as they fail to understand
the brogue of their boss, when he warns
them of danger, and they fear that some
one will yet be severely injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

In the Cecil county court at Elkton, on
Saturday afternoon, John Il. Fronk was
allowed verdict of SO, 900 damages by
jury, against the p, W. d B. Railroad
Company. The plaintiff, who is about go
years of age, is employed as a carter, and
was struck at a railroad crossing near
the chemical works of the Mccullough
Iron Company, about mile below North
East, and received serious injuries.
Albert Constable and Heister Hess were
the plaintiffs counsel and Alexander
Evans, L. NJ. Haines and William ].
Jones represented the railroad company.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

A FIRE took place on Saturday afternoon
on the pier of the Cromwell Steamship
Line, on the North river, New York,
which did damage to freight, the pier
and two steamers, aggregating about
$87, 900.
John Ebaugh, father of the family at
tackled by trichinosis, at Bryan, Ohio, died
on Saturday. He is the third member of
the family dead, and two others are not
expected to recover.
f. P. Winans, for more than 80 years
years commercial correspondent for the
Associated Press, and also for the last 10
years commercial editor of the Tribune
and Eosninq Post, died on Saturday
evening in New York.
"Lud" Cornish, who shot and killed a
young woman because she would not
marry him, and who tried to kill her
mother and sister, was taken from the
jail at Springfield, Kentucky ,on Saturday
night and lynohed.
William B. Wadsworth, formerly per.
NIT clerk of the department of city
works, has fed, and people who had
placed moneys amounting to $50, 900 in
his hands for speculative purposes hay,
had q warrant issued for his arrest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
LOCAL AND PENINSULAR
CRANES FOE CATCHING MAILS ON
THE DELA WARE ROAD.
Formal RaopeBiBR of the Ekemsa-
"led Building of she First methodfst
Protestant church on East seventh
sir. -.


The First Methodist Protestant Church,
on seventh street below Walnut, wns
formally opened Sunday, although the
rebuilt edifice has been In use for some
time. The remodeled church presents
an entirely changed appearance. Tho
front has been extended to the building
line and rebuilt with pressed bricks,
while the new windows are of stained
glass. The main auditory has been re-
moved to the second floor, and the base
ment is used for Sunday-sohool. The
church has been repainted, decorated and
recarpeted, and now presents pleasing
appearance. The Rev. W. s. Hammond,
president of the Geperal Conference,
preached the dedicatofy sermon yester-
day morning to large audience, and in
The evening q large collection was taken
up and considerable pledged to help pay
off the indebtedness.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

taverns, but too many of the people
were in the habit Of 'inRoinQ
i pretty powerfully at hoine.S
"In Ohio,n says the writer, 'ithis tutelar
deity may be considered as household
god. In Indiana they have temples set
apart for the purpose of celebrating these
soiemnities. These temples are easily
distinguished from other public buildings
by the officiating priest having over bis
door in rather uncouth characters the fol-
lowing inscription Cheap Groceries.
with drawing of the half pint and gill
measures, emblematioal of the vessels
made use of at the altar. I'm Indiana
he continues, 81 discovered (or thought
could see) greater portion of neatness
and industry ON their farms, and cunse-
quently less of that easy Incidence dis
coyerable in Ohio"
On reaching Vincenncs, Ind, the
traveller writes: Having heard such dis
couraging accounts by the travellers from
st. Louis of the difficulties to encounter
through the prairies, from the prairie
hles being 30 very numerous and trouble
some, we have concluded not to cross the
state of Illinois. They say that travellers
are Obliged to lay by through the day
and travel after night, and in one instance
(through the grand prairie) distance of
~ miles without possibility of getting q
single drop of water.n However, they
made jaunt into the prairie state and
found that the grain was very handsome,
but not so good as that on the Pickaway
plains (p 0hio). They also saw small
patches of cotton ''as fine and growing
any had seen in Georgia and in fact
all the crops that were growing had the
most luxurious appearance" Among the
settlers they called on was one frum the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. The query re-
specting health was the only one In which
the traveller was unsatisfed aud he found
it hard to get at exact facts on this sub
ject. He was told an anecdote on this
head. Zone Of the settlers who came
from Virginia wrote a letter home to
his father stating that amongst other
blessings they were enjoying in the west
ern paradise was that Of excellent health.
His wife asked him how he could send
such an account when two of their
children had been confined to their beds
for five weeks with the fever and ague.
Why, my dear, said he, that is not
considered as sickness in this country"
The traveller concluded that Illinois had
advantages for settlers that Ohio and In
diana could Lot boast of. He says
81 am willing to grant (barring
the extension of slavery that it Illinois
will, in one century, contain a greater
proportion of population than any other
state in the Union, and If Connecticut
San support population of 81 to q
square mile, Illinois can conveniently
sustain 70 in the same space; and DO
doubt but the census of this state in 1920
will be three million, four hundred thou
sand souls" By the census of 1880 the
state had population of 3,077, ,S71, SO
that the state bids fair to beat the proph-
ecy by at least 30 years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
THE WALLS FALLING.


Tho WRils of the Dean Wills in n
Dangerous Condition.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, Jan. 27.-1he walls of the
burned Dean woolen millsare fast falling,
and becoming worthless from the effect
of the recent sudden changes of temper
ature. 1t was thought at first that the
walls would remain intact and be little
injured, but subsequent examination has
proved them all to be weak and danger
GUS. Almost the entire north wall of
mill No. l, three stories in hight fell on
Tuesday, with sudden tremendous crash
into the White Clay creek This has
materially weakened the other three walls
and it is feared they will all have to be
rebuilt if the operation of the mill is re-
sumed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
A sIeighing Party-Men and Horses
Instantly Killed.

wABAsHA. MINI, Jan. 27.--Yesterday
John Eichenberg, Robert Decamp,
William Mailer and James Kane were re-
turning in sleigh from Alma, Wisconsin.
Just ahead was James Goodshoe of St.
Paul. On crossing the track at Nelson
Mr.. Goodshoe saw the down passenger
train on the Burlington q Northern
railway coming at full speed and
yelled to the four men in the sleigh be-
hind him to keep back but they did not
stop in time. The engine sent them flying
20 or 80 feet to the left The horses at
tached to the sleigh were killed outright
and the men were picked up insensible.
Decamp died, Eichenberg will not live
and Mailer has small chances of recovery.
Kane is badly hurt, but if not injured in
ternally, will not die.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

Cranes for the catching of mail bags
are in course of erection at all the minor
stations along the line of the Delaware
railroad, similar to those in use between
this city and Philadelphia. By means of
these the mail bags from any station are
suspended on bar and an appliance for
catching the same is operated within
the mail car, SO that the mail is caught
by the passing train without requiring
the latter to moderate its speed. If the
mail agent is careful he will never miss
catching the bag.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

John Bailey, son of Samuel Bailey of
No. 917 Elm street, this city, died at
Little Rock, Ark, on Sunday week of
typhoid fever. Deceased was highly
respected young man about 80 years Of
age, and had many friends in this city.
At the time of his death MIR. Bailey was
in Little Rock attending to the business
of large mercantile house in Pittsburg,
ra., for which he was agent. His parents
first received word of his death on Mon
day. A brother of the deceased immedi-
ately started for Little Rock, where he
arrived on Friday afternoon, to make
arrangements for the disposition of the
body. 1t is thought probable that it will
be buried in Little Rock,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

The young sporismen of the neighbor-
hood of Centreville, in Christiana hum
dred, about six miles from this city, tried
to have fox-hunt Friday morning. They
had a fox, but only four riders and about
80 hounds appeared. The fox was let go
and made bee-line for the hole from
which he was taken, after only a short
hunt, and the discounted sportsmen re
turned home disguised. It is hardly
probable that second hunt will be or
ganized in the near future.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
rne wor,,,,. younees, RandI,..

PrrrsBuRe, Jan. 27.-The police at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, have discovered a regu-
larly organized gang of robbers, the oldest
of whom is IL, and the youngest years
of age. Six of them were arrested
About as many more made their escape,
hat they will soon be apprehended.
Their thieving operations were conducted
on a large and systematic scale. They
have robbed at least 40 merchants, and
their pilferings foot up about $1,000 as
far as known. This is believed to be the
Youngest organized band of outlaws in
the world. Many of the boys belong to
respectable families.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
Another Isereree Trial.

A referee case, in which l. D. Philips
q Son were the plaintiffs and Thomas
Ford as sheriff of New Castle county, was
heard at the court house Friday morning
Joseph E Carpenter d., JTsshfi shfi Pa9gS ugh and and
Phillip Plunkett, acting as referets The
case was to decide who was the tenant of
a house. Sheriff Ford, during his incum-
bency, seized and sold the goods and
chattels of Messrs Carr q Patton, doing
business in the western part of this city,
and the landlord claimed rental for the
store and house, which the sheriff allowed.
The creditors objected to the payment of
the house rent, $110, claiming that it was
leased by William Carr, one Of the part
ners, and not by the firm. Testimony
was heard upon this point by the referees
this morning. Hofecker & Hoffecker
represented the plaintiff, and W. d.
Lyman, Esq, the defendant. The sheriff
was sustained by the referees.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

gage ever placed for record In Licking
eonnty has Just been filed here. It covers
40 pages Of printed matter and Is given by
the GAINESVILLE, Mt. Vernon 4 Marion
railroad Company to the Mercantile
Trust Company Of New York and is for
a. 5GO. 600, being signed by President
Gideon d. Meigs and Secretary Rufus y.
BENTON, The road is commonly known as
the "Black Diamond" and runs through the
anstern norton Of Licking county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
No Ditfer. nee. win MIR. nnrnrd

No Differs with MIR. BRyard.
Baltimore sun'a washiuGtou Cores ondrnt.
1t was to-day stated authoritatively,
both at the White House and the depart.
ment of state, that there was not the
slightest authority for the published ru-
mors that there WIS difference of
opinion between the President and Secre-
tary Bayard on the fisheries question. To
the contrary, it was said that both were
and had been in perfect accord. 1t was
said at the state department that it seemed
rather strangethat in all the cut.and-dried
gossip about differences in the cabinet,
Secretary Bayard was always picked out
as the one member with whom the Presi-
dent did not agree, when they had never
really differed on anything.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
No lnjury to ,he Peach Crop,

A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
writing from EaRton, Md, says Peach
growers grew on the nhs ine Of the Chesapeake \
Queen Anne's u Kent railroads state that
thus far there is no fear that the peach
buds have been uredanywherei in Kent,
Queen Arne's, Talbot, Caroline or Dor
chester county, and unless there is spell
of bitter weather, or a day of freezing
sleet during the remainder Of the winter,
the peach owners will come out in the
spring with no harm done.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

A FEMALE SNEAK THIEF.
Peppered with I7S Small shot, Rat
without Fatal Effect.


without Fatal Effect.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 28.-Shortly after 6
O'Clock this morning colored woman,
Mary Jones, was shot while burglariously
entering the wholesale grocery of Wag-
uer, Everson & Rountree, on Commerce
street. For some time goods have been
missed and last night watch was set. A
person was seen to enter by rear window
but in the darkness it could not be dis
covered that the party was a woman and
Mr.. Rountree of the firm fired shotgun
at the figure which fell inside the building.
The wounds are not serious, though
173 shot have been taken from the side,
arm and shoulders. Mary Jones was em.
ployed in restaurant the rear of which
was near the window where she was shot,
and her stealing was done always iu the
early morning. Her home in distant
part of the city discovered several hun
dred pounds of sugar and other articles
stolen from the store. She will be held
for trial.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
onsrn,,c Airs Banished.

PHrnADE1pH1A, Jan. 3O.-In all the
Catholic churches to-day the music was
restricted to hymns strictly in keeping
with the church. Heretofore in number
Of the fashionable churches ope-atic airs
W. . given, and complaint having been
made to Archbishop Ryan, that function
ary sent out the order that only music
ESPECIALLY written for the church should
be allowed. There are about so organized
choirs attached to the Catholic churches
in this city. OF this number about II are
composed of salaried members, and these
will be most affected by the order of the
archbishop.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
Giving Up ,ne Ezpress Buslness.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2S.---The Adams Ex-
press Company, through its president, Mr.
", b, DlnsmofG and MIR. John Hoey, have
negotiated contract with Mr.. Austin
Corbin, president of the Philadelphia y
Reading railroad, to the effect that the
Adams Express Company takes possession
Of the express business on that road and
all its leased lines and branches on the Isl
Of February. The Philadelphia 4 Reading
road was the first to inaugurate Its own e2-
press and after an experience OF II Seets
tory and now give 1t up to the company
that formerly operated it. The Adams Ex.
nress Company by this deal acquires a.
ielst $4,000 miles of territory in Pennsyl'
yania heretofore operated as a railroad ex'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
4 nom AND oLErER RoBBBRY.


Thieves Lock @hefr Victims Ire a
Room and Then Rummaged the
House.
Some clever thieves committed bold
robbery in the house of Mrs. Bowman,
at the southwest corner of Delaware
avenue and Harrison street, Friday night,
of which the Rev. W. L. McEwan and
wife, who board there, are the victims.
The burglars entered while the occupants
were gathered in the sitting-room on the
second floor.
A confederate quietly locked the sitting
room door from the outside with key
which was in the door, while the
actual thief rummaged the house and
secured about $3.50 worth OF jewelry and
valuables. Later when Mr.. McEwan at
tempted to leave the room he found it
locked and was forced d to descend to the
ground floor by means of the grape
arbor. The thieves had, however, made
their escape Mr.. MeEwan ia pastor of
the Rodney Street Presby terian Cuuroh.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

The United States Senate, yesterday
week, in secret session, rejected the nomi-
nation of J. @. Matthews, colored, OF
Albany, for recorder OF deeds OF the
District of Columbia. The vote is under
stood to have been II for TO 81 against.
of the minority three are Republicans,
and q proportionate number OF the
majority are said TO be Democrats.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
Mayor RbORds Attends EHls Fathers
sSth birthday Anniversary.


Mayor Rhoads returned Friday night
from a trip to Amity township, Berks
county,a Pa, his fathers home, where
he had been attending the celebration of
the 77th anniversary Of his father, Ezekiel
Rhoads' birthday, which was held yes.
terday. Mrs. Rhoads, through recent
indisposition WAS unable to accompany
the mayor.
Among those attending were Mrs. Pro.
fessor Samuel L. Boyer, Mayor Rhoads'
sister, of Montgomery county, Pa; Squire
Bertolette of this city, brother-in-law of
the mayor, and Mrs. Bertolette; Mr.. and
Mrs. HI. X. Bechtel, of Reading; Daniel
Z. Rhoads, president of Boylestown
bank, and Mrs. Rhoads F. B. Rhoads,
paying teller of Boylestown bank, and e,
Harold Rhoads Of Philadelphia. A large
number of MIR. Ezekiel Rhoads' old
friends of Berks county were also present
including William Lorah and Isaac
Bauman, numbers of relatives, children
and grandchildren, totaling 40 or SO
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

Sheriff Lsmbson sold on Saturday
afternoon 113 acres of the real estate of
the late James Nicholson, in Pencader
hundred, including the brick residence
and six frame dwellings,, to Sewell @.
Biggs for the sum of So, $50; subject to
mortgage. Sewell @. Biggs, executor,
sold on the same day 100 acres of the real
estate of the said late James Nicholson to
DR.. J. G. Mccoy for the sum of $4,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

four-year- r-old daughter of Edward
Hammer, living at No. 1920 Poplar street,
Sunday evening had serious fall. In at.
tempting to leave second story room,
which opened on to stairway. it lost It'd
hold on the door knob and fell headfore-
most down the entire fight of steps rem
d, ring it unconscious. It's face was badly
bruised and scraped, and it was other
wise injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

Passenger train No. 8, on the Whining
ton II Northern railroad. which left vii.
mington at a. m. Monday, was derailed
near Wawdset, the trucks of the engine
breaking and the train leaving the track.
No one was hurt, and no further damage
done to locomotive or train. The pas
sengers were transferred to another train.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
Another shoe FactorY strlke.

ALTON, N. H Jan. 27.-The Knights
of Labor here, through their local board,
have ordered out all Knights of Labor
yorkmen in Columns shoe factory, here,
until the trouble between the firm and
the Lasters' Protective Union is settled.
The firm will doubtless shut down for
the winter. A large number Of men will
be thrown out of employment.